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chauffeuse

UK/ʃəʊˈfɜːz/US/ʃoʊˈfɜːz/

chauffeuse is the female equivalent of chauffeur.

Meaning of chauffeur

Noun

chauffeur (plural chauffeurs)

  1. A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine).
    • He fell into a reverie, a most dangerous state of mind for a chauffeur, since a fall into reverie on the part of a driver may mean a fall into a ravine on the part of the machine.1913, Robert Barr, chapter 3, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad
  2. The driver of a fire truck.
    Synonyms:
    engineer

See all 5 meanings of chauffeur

Synonyms of chauffeuse

Forms of chauffeuse

pluralchauffeuses

Origin of chauffeuse

Borrowed from French chauffeuse.

Questions about chauffeuse

What is chauffeuse the female equivalent of?
Chauffeuse is the female equivalent of chauffeur.
How do you pronounce chauffeuse?
Chauffeuse is pronounced /ʃəʊˈfɜːz/ (UK).

Words near chauffeuse in the dictionary

  1. chauffeuresses
  2. chauffeuring
  3. chauffeurless
  4. chauffeurs
  5. chauffeurship
  6. chauffeuse
  7. chauffeuses
  8. chauffing
  9. chauffs
  10. chaufroix
  11. chaufs

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